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1986Final results

1986 election for Iowa House District 62

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Philip L. Wise (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Mary Jo Smith (R) by 6.4 points.

Philip L. WiseDemocrat · winner
53.2%5,232
Mary Jo SmithRepublican
46.8%4,605
9,837 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+1.41980D+7.31982D+7.81984D+6.41986D+16.81988D+17.11990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET